Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-12
THE OFFICERS SELECTED By THE DEMO,
Gratis IN CAUCUS.
An Ohio Sehams Of Republican Senators to b
Worked al CharlsStOn-Ths Latest Arrivals
and the Latest Nsws-AllO on the Ground
The Governors Message.
Speoinl Tslsaram b Ne Reui.ler.

Il SCnAlc.
For the office of Sergesnt-at-Arms Her.
man StOetzer, of Wheeling, received on the
6rst ballot seven votes and j. II. Marcum,
OF Wayne county, six, Senator McCreery
not voting. The caucus insisted on the
vote being cast, MeCreery voted for Mar
cum. A second ballot resulted the same
and on third ballot Marcum was selected.
T. J. Grass, Of Lincoln, will DE the door
keeper. defeating Kelly, of Greenbrier.
Representation in the Third House was
considerably augmented to-day by the ar
rival of nOtables from various sections Of
the State Major Ran. Stalnaker, with 4
better idea of Democratic reform, is on
hand, and also NJ. T. Frame, Col. U Brien,
General Caldwell, Jim Mason, Col. Bill
st. Clair, OF Fayette; Leonard, Howard
aud Smith, of Mason. 1t only needs one
OF two others and Col. Jake Kemple to
complete the organization.
All the members are believed to be here
and comfortable quarters have been found
for all. There is
A GREAT DEAL OF DESULTORY TALK
about boiling CaucuSes and Republican
caucuses for furthering schemes not
dreamed of by the Democrats, but when
the first is run down it is usually found
to have eminated from Republican sources
and when the latter is traced, the inforna
tiOn comes from some timid Democrat.
Judge Okey Johnson arrived tonight.
The other members Of the Supreme Court
will arrive in the morning.
The Kanawha county bar will meet on
saturday TO arrange for the reception Of
the State Bar Association on the 10Th.
A REPUBLICAN SCHEME.
1t is rumOred this evening that the Re-
publicans in the Senate would endeaVOr TO
prevent Senator J. ID. Sweeney, of the Par
kersburg district, from being sworn rs a
member tomorrow. They hope to accom-
plish this, as Senator Dawson will preside
until the Senate is organized, he being
the oldest Senator in service. Senator
Sweeney defeated Anthony Smith in Re-
publican district by a majority ofeight,
thus preventing a tie in the Senate.
Smith succeeded in getting II recount, with
no better result than the count as original
ly made The Republicans feel very sore
over the loss Of this district, and will fight
it out on the floor Of the Senate, but
Sweeney will take his seat and be sworn in
tomorrow notwithstanding.
Caucus OF THE RAIDS.
Late in the evening | learned the Rad
zeal members OF the House caucused in the
supreme Court Chamber and the Senators
m the Secretary of States office. The
scuarate bodies conducted their meetings
with barred doors and stuffed key holes.
asked Judge Maxwell what was done. ''Oh,
we have fixed things to beat the Democrats
all around"
The Radical House caucus tonight Sc
lected' the following nominees TO be pre-
sented at tO-mOrrOw's session: j. NJ. Ha-
g;lns, of MOnOngalia, Speaker; w. :. Ed
wards, of Kanawha, Clerk; w. ). Riley, of
Harrison, Sergeant-at- Arms, and j. T..
IIoOten, OF Marshall, DOOrkeeper. This is
merely complimentary and amounts to
nothing. Riley gets his compliment by
reason of his Greenback aililiatiOn.
Latest arrivals swell the list of members
to the third house considerably. Butcher,
of Berkley; Lively and Edmiston, of Wes-
ton; Col. Johnston, of Phillippi, and Jim
Hurry, of Harrison. Hurry is an eN-Dem-
Ocratic candidate, and fell before the fol-
lowers OF Mikado Goff.
THE DEMOCRATS OF THE HOCsE
in caucus selected J. NJ. Rowan, of Mon
roe, Speaker; J. B. PeytOn, Clerk; Z. p.
| DOrr, Of Webster, Sergeant at Arms; \.
4. Devine, of Taylor, DOOrkeeper. The
| name of Hon. J. J. Woods, of Wheeling,
was not presented for Speaker, his many
friends insisting that he would be Of
| greater service on the floor Of the House.
! Col. Rowan was selected on the first bal
lot, defeating Captain j. J. Chipley,
of Hardy County, by vote Of
twenty-six to eight The tight over the
position of Sergeant-at-ArmS was very
lively, four candidates being in the field.
Dorr, Sargent, OF Hardy; Tippitt, of Ma
son, and Stump, OF Gilmer. 1t required
four ballots to decide the contest, Sar-
gent and DOrr tieing on one ballot, Dorr
was nominated by majority of one.
No one has any information TO the effect
that any Democratic member has Indicated
that he intends to remain out of caucus on
tho Senatorial matter. The radical boast
to that effect is all wind.
Col. Lucas haS declined to express him.
self upon the subject of \ caucus. But
termilk" Jim, Of Jefferson, is on the scene,
threatening and bOaSting, but his mum
blings are 20 monOtonOuS that any express
sion eminating from him IN taken as
matter of course by all sides.
! GOOD ONE
is told on Mason. He tackled Dave Leon
ard Yesterday and tried TO pump him.
Msson's friends told him he gave away
more information in one breath than he
could obtOin from Leonard in a week.
Jim is as peculiar" rs ever. lie told one
gentleman that he had his tax bill in his
pOcket, and more than that, 1t would
| become a law. In the next breath he had
not prepared bill.
IL is said that Colonel Chew, of Jefferson,
il q candidate for Governor.
The Governors message is a lengthy
document. Some very important recon-
mendations afs made TO the Legislature.
The financial condition of the State Is care
fully reviewed, and presents a most iaYora-
BILE showing. -,
II is now believed that Judge Holt will
Lsss considerable following for Senator,
though it is aSEOuuced on good authority
that he is not candidate. His friends
will 20 to Camden, when they and their
choice has no chance.